Public? Safety Report

Risky Racquetball, Shattered Glass

February 18 at 8:57 p.m. Officer Purvis was dispatched to Centennial Center in reference to damage to property, according to Public Safety. Contact was made with a male, who stated that while playing racquetball, his leg hit the glass door and shattered it. The male suffered a cut to the back of his leg, but did not want EMS to respond. Custodial responded to clean up the glass and the door was repaired by Oconee Glass.

Cursing clubbers

February 19 at 2:30 a.m. Officer Purvis observed a male sitting on a bench in front of Capitol City cursing at a group of girls exiting the club, according to Public Safety. Contact was made with the male, who was highly intoxicated. Officer Purvis informed him that he needed to find a way home. Several people offered to take him home but he refused. Officer Purvis flagged down a taxi and he refused to get in, stating he wanted to “kick some ass.” The male was arrested and transported to Milledgeville Police Department and charged with public drunkenness.

Abandoned bullet

February 18 at 11:39 p.m. A male reported finding a .22 caliber bullet outside his dorm room, according to Public Safety. A search of the area was conducted and nothing further was found. The bullet was confiscated and disposed of.

Wild turkey nights

February 19 at 9:07 p.m. Officer Smith and Sgt. Reonas were dispatched to Wells Hall in reference to possible drug activity, according to Public Safety. After knocking on the door several times and no one answering the door, the CA keyed in the officers and contact was made with a female. When asked if she lived there, she replied that she didn’t and was only there to meet some people that she did not know.  A strong odor of burning marijuana could be smelled  in the room and several people were seen coming out of the bathroom. Contact was then made with four individuals. One male was attempting to hide a bottle of bourbon called Wild Turkey under the bed and when they were asked about the smell of marijuana, all stated they knew nothing about it and acted as if they did not know what the officers were talking about. A search of the apartment found a smoking device and marijuana in the toilet and a small amount of marijuana in another male’s front pocket. All suspects were under the age of 21 and all tested positive for alcohol on the breathalyzer. Since the students were uncooperative with the officers, they were all arrested and transported to Milledgeville Police Department and charged with underage possession of alcohol.

Marijuana hold up

Officer February 20 at 3:16 a.m. Sgt. Reonas assisted a Baldwin County Deputy on a traffic stop at Hancock and Clarke Streets, according to Public Safety. When the deputy stepped back to his patrol vehicle, Sgt. Reonas remained next to the passengers’ side window and observed a male acting suspiciously and could not see his hands. When the suspect raised his hands up, Sgt. Reonas drew his weapon and ordered him to put his hands where he could see them. The suspect had a baggie in his hand and started reaching towards the glove compartment, at which point Sgt. Reonas opened the passenger side door and removed the suspect from the vehicle and place him in handcuffs. A baggie of suspected marijuana had been dropped on the floorboard of the vehicle. The suspect and marijuana was turned over to the deputy.

Swerve, sideswipe, run

February 20 at 3:49 a.m. Officer Purvis observed a truck on Wayne Street and Montgomery Street swerve and hit a parked vehicle with the passengers’ side mirror, according to Public Safety. After hitting the parked vehicle, the truck did not stop. A traffic stop was conducted and contact made with the driver. When shown the damage the driver did to the parked vehicle, he stated that he did not know he had hit a vehicle. At first, the driver gave Officer Purvis a false name and date of birth and a check through GCIC found that he license was suspended. Officer Purvis also observed an open bottle of tequila in the passengers’ seat.  When tested, the male registered .034 on the breathalyzer. The driver was arrested and transported to Milledgeville PD and charged with hit and run, driving while unlicensed and open container in vehicle.

Parkhurst pass out

February 20 at 4:07 a.m. Sgt. Reonas was dispatched to Parkhurst Hall in reference to a male passed out in the hallway. Contact was made with the male, who was unresponsive to efforts to wake him up. After about 10 minutes, he woke up and was somewhat alert and coherent. EMS checked him out and did not transport him to the hospital. When asked where he was at or why he was there, he rambled on and made no sense. The male had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his person, was under 21 years of age and registered .221 on the breathalyzer. The male was arrested and transported to Milledgeville Police Department and charged with underage possession of alcohol.

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